text_original: A trivial incident shows the general condition of affairs with sufficient clearness. One of the claims which on the whole the clergy had maintained was the right of trial before ecclesiastical courts; and the greater leniency of ecclesiastical sentences had been a useful modification of the severity of the criminal law, so that benefit of clergy had been permitted to receive large extension of interpretation.
text_transcription: A TRIVIAL INCIDENT SHOWS THE GENERAL CONDITION OF AFFAIRS WITH SUFFICIENT CLEARNESS ONE OF THE CLAIMS WHICH ON THE WHOLE THE CLERGY HAD MAINTAINED WAS THE RIGHT OF TRIAL BEFORE ECCLESIASTICAL COURTS AND THE GREATER LENIENCY OF ECCLESIASTICAL SENTENCES HAD BEEN A USEFUL MODIFICATION OF THE SEVERITY OF THE CRIMINAL LAW SO THAT BENEFIT OF CLERGY HAD BEEN PERMITTED TO RECEIVE LARGE EXTENSION OF INTERPRETATION
phonemes: ɐ tɹˈɪvɪəl ˈɪnsɪdənt ʃˈoʊz ðə dʒˈɛnɚɹəl kəndˈɪʃən ʌv ɐfˈɛɹz wɪð səfˈɪʃənt klˈɪɹnəs. wˈʌn ʌvðə klˈeɪmz wˌɪtʃ ɔnðə hˈoʊl ðə klˈɜːdʒi hæd meɪntˈeɪnd wʌzðə ɹˈaɪt ʌv tɹˈaɪəl bᵻfˌɔːɹ ᵻklˌiːzɪˈæstɪkəl kˈɔːɹts; ænd ðə ɡɹˈeɪɾɚ lˈiːnɪənsi ʌv ᵻklˌiːzɪˈæstɪkəl sˈɛntənsᵻz hɐdbɪn ɐ jˈuːsfəl mˌɑːdɪfɪkˈeɪʃən ʌvðə səvˈɛɹᵻɾi ʌvðə kɹˈɪmɪnəl lˈɔː, sˌoʊ ðæt bˈɛnɪfˌɪt ʌv klˈɜːdʒi hɐdbɪn pɚmˈɪɾᵻd tə ɹᵻsˈiːv lˈɑːɹdʒ ɛkstˈɛnʃən ʌv ɪntˌɜːpɹɪtˈeɪʃən.